Goggins
01.08.1991 - 14.08.2008
For his entire life he battled infections, cat flu and lung damage, today he lost his fight. He fought with all the local cats for no apparent reason, guarded anything he took a fancy to, drains, ladders, a space on the floor, a cardboard box he had for 6 years, his special chair and loved his playmate Twilight so much that he never really recovered from her sudden death 8 years ago. This photo was him in May after his last bout of pneumonia. Last week it came back with a vengeance. He was a cat with a real attitude problem who loved the brine out of the tuna tin, freshly cooked bacon and worshipped the ground Worst Half walked on. No longer will they have manly cuddles on the sofa and fall asleep together watching Bruce Willis. When I returned from a six week visit to New York he flew round he room he was so, so happy to see me. The little green chair he fiercely defended sits empty, the drain covers under the trees no longer diligently cleared of spiders and the greys no longer have anyone to smack them down and give them a swift bite when they misbehave.
We are now a 2 cat family for the first time in 17 years and oh boy it hurts like hell.
2 comments:
Sorry to hear this Jas - Goggins sounds a real character who'll be sorely missed.
Even the grey babies are missing their miserable 'uncle' who used to smack them one at any opportunity! It seems vey odd right now, the greys are very much outdoors animals and I am unused to not having a furry friend around most of the day.
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